Now there is a bill in the Maryland Legislature, House Bill 839, which would prohibit ICE’ing statewide. If a space is signed for EV charging and is being ICE’ed, the ICE vehicle would be subject to being ticketed ($100 penalty), towed, or removed at the owners expense.

Let’s support this legislation, since it’s fair both to EV drivers and ICE drivers by laying out clear rules for parking.

Two points where this bill differs from the MoCo and HoCo laws:

a) HB 839 requires that the vehicle be plugged in – THIS LANGUAGE WILL BE REMOVED

Since I’m going to testify, and to make things easier, email me your letters of testimony (to rumpole@mac.com), and I’ll print them out and get them delivered on time.Email me by Wednesday night 3/2/2016.

Testimony to the House Environment and Transportation Committee

Position: Favorable

The Honorable Kumar P. Barve, Chair

Room 251, House Office Building
Annapolis, MD 21401

Honorable Chair Barve and Members of the House Environment and Transportation Committee:

etc.

A good letter would say what kind of car you drive and briefly tell of one or two instances of ICE’ing you’ve experienced, and give your opinion on ICE’ing. (The letters will be in the public record and available to the public.)

-and/or you can testify in person Thursday March 3, 2016 1:00pm at the House Environment and Transportation Committee, House Office Building, 6 Bladen St. (from College Ave.) Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before the hearing begins. Witness sign up closes at 12:45 p.m.

Easiest parking, other than getting lucky on the street, is to park at the Navy Stadium for $2 and ride the free shuttle: